A Certain Monsieur Jo
| A Certain Monsieur Jo | |
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| Directed by | René Jolivet |
| Written by | René Jolivet |
| Produced by | Jérôme Goulven Pierre Gurgo-Salice |
| Starring | Michel Simon Geneviève Kervine Jacques Morel |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Suzanne Sandberg |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production companies | A.T.I.C.A. Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
| Distributed by | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
A Certain Monsieur Jo (French: Un certain Monsieur Jo) is a 1958 French crime film directed by René Jolivet and starring Michel Simon, Geneviève Kervine and Jacques Morel.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
Synopsis
A former gangster now happily retired and running an inn on the banks of the river Marne, is pulled back into his former life when a pair of kidnappers bring a girl they have taken to his inn and demands he shelter them.
Cast
- Michel Simon as Joseph 'Jo' Guardini
- Geneviève Kervine as Simone Couturier
- Jacques Morel as Inspecteur Loriot
- Raymond Bussières as Louis
- Jean Degrave as Alfred Léonard
- Joëlle Fournier as Yvette Lemarchand
- Roger Legris as L'aveugle
- Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Michel
- Gina Manès as Lolo
- Véronique Simon as Mado
- Henri San Juan as Villequin
- Jean Daurand as Le cafetier
- Christian Brocard as Le boulanger livreur
- Jack Ary as Charlot
- Michel Salina as Commissaire Leclerc
References
- ^ Rège p.541
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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